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Looking Towards Reopening
Once again we’re considering how we re-emerge from this past year to gather again in class. But we’re taking things slow…
The Ups & Downs of Yoga Practice - Ema Čulík, ‘The Chai Sessions’
In this session I'm chatting with Ema, who teaches our Monday evening Vinyasa Yoga class and seasonal Yin-Vin specials here at the studio. We sat down with a cuppa in hand to chat about the ebb and flow of practice and yoga, the ups and downs of it all.
"Can we be bendy enough to bend to the situation?"
Pop the kettle on, get yourself comfy and come and join us...
Do good to feel good - Nicole McMahon, ‘The Chai Sessions’
In this session I’m chatting with Nicole who teaches our Ashtanga Yoga Beginners Class and structured Six Week Introduction to Ashtanga Course here at the studio.
We chat about what brought Nicole to yoga, her experiences now as a teacher, respecting where we and others are, her charity work, her doing good to feel good philosophy and, of course, the JOY.
Pop the kettle on, get yourself comfy and come and join us...
Recovery, yoga & inspiration - Guest post by Alanna Dearden
For the last couple of years I’ve been fortunate to be able to teach a yoga class for the North East Recovery Cafe, a non-profit peer led voluntary organisation.
In a local parish church hall in the North of Glasgow a space is offered to support people who are in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. As I walk in I'm always struck by the energy and activity the space offers. Bustling with people it's a warm bright place…
Chatting Ashtanga Yoga With Rose Ann McKean, ‘The Chai Sessions’
In this session I'm chatting with Rose Ann who teaches our morning Mysore programme here at the studio.
We chat Ashtanga - where to start, commitment to the practice, the struggle, challenging postures, the difference between guided classes and Mysore-style, managing your energy and taking ownership of your practice.
Pop the kettle on, get yourself comfy and come and join us...
Celebrating the Women of MCY
International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
This year’s campaign theme is #ChooseToChallenge. When we challenge stereotypes, bias and inequality we create change and help build a more inclusive world.
While we’re maybe not directly challenging gender bias and inequality with our celebration here of the women of MCY, we are definitely challenging the common social media portrayal of the type of women who practise yoga.
Our Wonderful Bodies
How wonderful are our bodies?
They heal, they persevere, they lift heavy weights, and they even find that extra physical strength and speed of reaction when our dear ones are in danger. We put our bodies through their paces, and yet, when they are screaming at us to slow down or stop, we just shrug our shoulders and keep going with what we are doing.
So why do we struggle so much to listen?